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Editor, Senior Moderator
Curr Opin Environ Sci Health
. 2020 Oct;17:8-13.
doi: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 23.
Novel Wastewater Surveillance Strategy for Early Detection of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hotspots
Anila Venugopal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Harsha Ganesan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Suresh Selvapuram Sudalaimuthu Raja[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Vivekanandhan Govindasamy[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Manimekalan Arunachalam[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Arul Narayanasamy[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Palanisamy Sivaprakash[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Pattanathu K S M Rahman[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Zothan Siama[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Balachandar Vellingiri[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease 2019, a pandemic of global concern, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has severely revealed the need for public monitoring and efficient screening techniques. Despite the various advancements made in the medical and research field, containment of this virus has proven to be difficult on several levels. As such, it is a necessary requirement to identify possible hotspots in the early stages of any disease. Based on previous studies carried out on coronaviruses, there is a high likelihood that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may also survive in wastewater. Hence, we propose the use of nanofiber filters as a wastewater pretreatment routine and upgradation of existing wastewater evaluation and treatment systems to serve as a beneficial surveillance tool.
Keywords: Biofilm; COVID-19; Monitoring tool; Nanofiber; Surveillance; Wastewater treatment.
. 2020 Oct;17:8-13.
doi: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.05.003. Epub 2020 May 23.
Novel Wastewater Surveillance Strategy for Early Detection of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hotspots
Anila Venugopal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Harsha Ganesan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Suresh Selvapuram Sudalaimuthu Raja[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Vivekanandhan Govindasamy[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Manimekalan Arunachalam[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Arul Narayanasamy[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Palanisamy Sivaprakash[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Pattanathu K S M Rahman[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Abilash Valsala Gopalakrishnan[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Zothan Siama[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Balachandar Vellingiri[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32501429
- PMCID: PMC7245214
- DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2020.05.003
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease 2019, a pandemic of global concern, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has severely revealed the need for public monitoring and efficient screening techniques. Despite the various advancements made in the medical and research field, containment of this virus has proven to be difficult on several levels. As such, it is a necessary requirement to identify possible hotspots in the early stages of any disease. Based on previous studies carried out on coronaviruses, there is a high likelihood that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 may also survive in wastewater. Hence, we propose the use of nanofiber filters as a wastewater pretreatment routine and upgradation of existing wastewater evaluation and treatment systems to serve as a beneficial surveillance tool.
Keywords: Biofilm; COVID-19; Monitoring tool; Nanofiber; Surveillance; Wastewater treatment.